Today, more students work while in school, part-time or full-time, and many students change majors along the way, extending their course requirements.

Students may choose to change majors after they are well advanced in their schooling.

Without guidance and support, many of them, despite their outstanding academic backgrounds, are likely to become discouraged and change majors.

And if their children change majors, it could extend college from 8 semesters to 9 or 10, at an additional cost.

In college, however, he failed his pre-med program and had to change majors choosing English and philosophy instead.

Resultantly, changing majors at the university is difficult.

In some cases, students wishing to change majors completely transfer to other universities.

I left the classroom thoroughly discouraged and determined to change majors, from English to history.

I'm in the English department, but I want to change majors.

Students must audition if they wish to change majors for the following year.